Thesaurus results for RULERS

rulers

noun

plural of ruler

as in monarchs

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority the aging ruler agonized over the choice of an heir

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Recent Examples of rulers Autocratic rulers need information to head off threats to their power; the CCP’s personnel file system, filled with information about the party’s cadres, is an irreplaceable channel of information for China’s rulers. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 The former is a liberal democracy, the latter a vicious dictatorship whose rulers kill their own people to stay in power. — Max Boot, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026 Five categories of spies are described, and espionage is treated as essential to providing rulers and commanders with the foreknowledge needed to make informed strategic decisions. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 The revolutionary idea that the ruled rather than the rulers decide the rules emerged only haltingly. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 The students and their teachers are defying Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, who, after taking back control of the country, banned formal education for all girls beyond the sixth grade. — Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 The battle changed England's language, ethnic makeup and rulers. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), is presently being investigated for ties to the terrorist rulers of Gaza. — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Critics of Iran's clerical rulers hoped initially that Iran's government would collapse amid a bombing campaign that killed Iran's most senior military and religious officials, including its supreme leader. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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Noun

There, monarchs prefer cooler temperatures, moist air and the protection from the trees.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Many of today’s European royal families share connected bloodlines thanks to the strategic matchmaking of 19th-century monarchs like Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of monarchs

Noun

Yes, those of us who are both excited and nervous about the promise of AI welcome the prospect of kings and clerics and populist politicians alike standing up to the tech lords — who, frankly, could use some perspectives other than their own.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
The film is adorned with musical and aesthetic touches that allude to an idealized past of knights, princesses, kings and queens.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of kings

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Jingdezhen’s Imperial Kiln Institute researches and restores ceramics excavated from an adjacent complex, where pieces for emperors were crafted in kilns whose remains are still visible today.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
In Italy, the worst drought in 70 years has exposed the piers of an ancient bridge over the Tiber River once used by Roman emperors but which fell into disrepair by the third century.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of emperors

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On 28 July, Moody’s changed its MENA outlook from stable to negative, noting that the impairment of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will weigh on the growth of Gulf sovereigns, as well as their fiscal and external positions.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
As one of the big three ratings agencies, alongside Fitch and Moody’s, S&P Global plays a crucial role in determining whether African sovereigns and businesses can secure capital from international financial markets.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

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